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WEATHER ALERT

4 advisories in effect for 4 regions in the area

LAKE FOREST


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Two injured, one critically, in College Park shooting: JSO

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One man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting took place in the College Park area, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

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A Southern California school plants a 'Moon Tree' grown with seeds flown in space

Read full article: A Southern California school plants a 'Moon Tree' grown with seeds flown in space

A California school has planted a tree that’s out of this world.

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Jacksonville man arrested, accused of trying to kill his wife

Read full article: Jacksonville man arrested, accused of trying to kill his wife

Police are investigating a shooting in the Lake Forest area of Jacksonville. According to an arrest report, 54-year-old Patrick Sicard shot his wife multiple times, she survived and he’s facing a charge of attempted murder.

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1 dead, 2 injured after car pulls up to Lake Forest gas station, several people start shooting

Read full article: 1 dead, 2 injured after car pulls up to Lake Forest gas station, several people start shooting

One person is dead and two others were injured in what Jacksonville police said was a targeted Monday night shooting in the Lake Forest neighborhood.

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Police ask for community’s help in solving 2021 murder case of 19-year-old in Lake Forest

Read full article: Police ask for community’s help in solving 2021 murder case of 19-year-old in Lake Forest

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help in identifying any potential suspects in the 2021 murder case of a 19-year-old in the Lake Forest neighborhood.

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Milk carton shortage hits school lunchrooms in New York, California and other states, USDA says

Read full article: Milk carton shortage hits school lunchrooms in New York, California and other states, USDA says

A shortage of half-pint milk cartons is affecting school meals in cafeterias across the U.S. School officials from New York to California are scrambling for backup options after a main supplier of cartons said demand has outstripped supply.

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VIDEO: JSO body cam shows officer involved shooting, man charges at officer

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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office released body cam video of a deadly officer involved shooting in the Lake Forest neighborhood Sunday, August 6.In the video, you can see the officer driving up to the scene, he’s immediately met by a man and woman who tell him their friend and dog were stabbed. The video is blurred where the dead man and dog are laying in the yard.

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Accused stabber grabs bucket, charges at police before officer fatally shoots him, JSO says

Read full article: Accused stabber grabs bucket, charges at police before officer fatally shoots him, JSO says

A heavy police presence has been reported in the Lake Forest neighborhood in Northwest Jacksonville.

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Jacksonville police: 1 critically injured, 1 in custody in Lake Forest shooting

Read full article: Jacksonville police: 1 critically injured, 1 in custody in Lake Forest shooting

Jacksonville police said Friday afternoon that they were investigating a shooting in the Lake Forest neighborhood.

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Vigil honors 6-year-old who died after shooting

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Family and friends gathered Monday night at a park to remember a 6-year-old girl who was found shot last week at a Lake Forest home and died at a hospital.

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Family member of 6-year-old who died after shooting: ‘We’re all just hurting’

Read full article: Family member of 6-year-old who died after shooting: ‘We’re all just hurting’

Family members have identified a 6-year-old girl who was found shot Thursday at a Lake Forest home and died at a hospital as Nay’loni Fairley.

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Man found fatally shot in Lake Forest, JSO says

Read full article: Man found fatally shot in Lake Forest, JSO says

A man died Thursday after he was found shot in the Lake Forest neighborhood of Northwest Jacksonville, police said.

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Woman charged with 2nd-degree murder in deadly Jacksonville shooting

Read full article: Woman charged with 2nd-degree murder in deadly Jacksonville shooting

A woman was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in a deadly shooting in the Lake Forest neighborhood, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.

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Rick Warren retiring as lead pastor at California megachurch

Read full article: Rick Warren retiring as lead pastor at California megachurch

Megachurch pastor Rick Warren has announced his retirement after 42 years of leading Saddleback Church in Southern California.

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Officers responding to reported burglary find man dead in Lake Forest home

Read full article: Officers responding to reported burglary find man dead in Lake Forest home

A man was found dead Saturday morning inside a Lake Forest home on Kennard Street, police say.

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JSO: Passengers of white car may have information about deadly drive-by shooting

Read full article: JSO: Passengers of white car may have information about deadly drive-by shooting

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville police are searching for the passengers of a white car who may have information about a deadly drive-by shooting last week. The car, which JSO released a photo of, was in the area and may have valuable information regarding the murder, police said. Another witness, who News4Jax has chosen not to identify, said she was outside when saw the white car moments before the shooting. “I saw the white car go past one time real fast. Anyone who has any information about the car, its occupants or the murder investigation is asked to contact JSO by calling 904-630-0500 or emailing JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org.

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Naval Academy midshipman reaches a milestone for Black women

Read full article: Naval Academy midshipman reaches a milestone for Black women

A Black woman had never held the post in the 44 years women have been able to attend the 175-year-old institution. A Black academy alumna of another generation saw her potential. Next semester, Barber will become the first Black woman to be the academy’s brigade commander. That’s when Janie Mines became the first Black woman to enter the Naval Academy, graduating four years later in 1980. This young woman, Midshipman Sydney Barber, will be the first Black Female Brigade Commander at the U.S.

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Man shot to death at Lake Forest apartment complex

Read full article: Man shot to death at Lake Forest apartment complex

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man in his mid-20s to early 30s was killed when an argument escalated into a shooting Friday morning. Police said they were called at 3:30 a.m. to an apartment complex on Linda Drive in the Lake Forest neighborhood. Upon arrival, they found a man inside of a unit with at least one gunshot wound in the upper torso. A spokesperson for Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the people involved are known to each other and could be a domestic situation. JSO does not believe this shooting was connected to an earlier shooting in the Allendale neighborhood which resulted in the death of a woman in her 30s.

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Jacksonville police: Woman shot during dispute at store

Read full article: Jacksonville police: Woman shot during dispute at store

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A woman was taken into custody after another woman was shot and seriously injured during a dispute Sunday afternoon at a store in the Lake Forest neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office. Officers said they responded about 12:20 p.m. to a shooting at Safeco Discount Store on Bunker Hill Boulevard. Based on what police learned from witnesses, according to the Sheriffs Office, it appears two female customers were involved in a physical dispute, and during the altercation, one of the women shot the other woman in the leg. The shooter remained at the scene and was taken into custody, according to the Sheriffs Office. The Sheriffs Office said it was not immediately known whether the dispute began in the store or before that.

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Woman abducted overnight found; search continues for suspect

Read full article: Woman abducted overnight found; search continues for suspect

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A woman abducted at gunpoint from her Lake Forest home early Saturday morning was located, according to police. The search continues for a suspect: Tyrone Davis, 34. There’s no word on where and how the woman was found, but police said she is safe. Officers believe Davis broke into the woman’s home in the area of West Edgewood Avenue and Moncrief Road in the early morning hours. Once inside he displayed a black handgun before dragging the woman by her hair out of the house and into an unknown vehicle.

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Some neighbors against plan to close Northwestern Middle in future

Read full article: Some neighbors against plan to close Northwestern Middle in future

The schools affected by the plan include Lake Forest Elementary and Northwestern Middle School. The districts plan to convert Northwestern into an elementary school is contingent upon whether voters approve a half-cent sales tax to fund the districts master facilities plan. He does not agree with Greenes decision to close Northwestern Middle. Now-shuttered Lake Forest Elementary, which is less than 2 miles away from Northwestern, received an F grade in 2018-19. Greene: "My plan is that Northwestern will close at the end of the 2019-20 school year."

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